Artemis Gallery will hold its "
Charity Auction Benefit Community Food Share
" sale on Dec 25, 2022 1:00 PM CST. Join them Christmas Day for a very special fundraising auction to benefit Community Food Share, a Feeding America Food Bank that serves Boulder and Broomfield Counties in Colorado. 100% of the buyer's premium - of all lots sold - will be donated to Community Food Share. $1.00 provides 3 meals, which means that a winning bid of $100 will provide over 70 meals! This is an online only timed auction event - live phone bidding is not available. 1808 Denon "Viaggio nel Basso ed Alto Egitto" 2 Vols. Estimate $3,600 - $5,400.
Late Jurassic Fossilized Dinosaur Bones (Apatosaurus)
. This is an incredible pair of fossilized bones from a massive Apatosaurus, an herbivorous dinosaur! These dinosaurs were long necked reaching lengths of 6 to 75 feet (21 to 22.8 meters), similar to Brontosaurus and Brachiosaurus, all sauropods characterized by long tails, long necks, and four thick legs. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000
19th C. Indian Red Sandstone Lattice Panel / Jali
. Central Asia, India, 19th century CE. A beautiful deep red sandstone panel known as a jali with an interlocking, hexagonal / dodecahedral latticework pattern that is designed to lower the temperature in a building by compressing the air as it passes through the holes. Estimate $2,500 - $3,500
Mesopotamian Alabaster Cow Effigy Bead Inlays
. Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumerian, Late Uruk to Jemdet Nasr period, ca. 3300 to 2900 BCE. A finely carved alabaster cow statue in a recumbent position, the legs folded to the sides and the curved tail forming a suspension loop. Estimate $1,500 - $2,000.
Maya Carved Andesite Pendant Squatting Lord
. Pre-Columbian, Mexico or Guatemala, Maya culture, Late Classic period, ca. 6th to 9th century CE. A fascinating andesite pendant in the form of a squatting lord in supplication, adorned with a flat headdress and prominent earspools as he places hands together. Estimate $1,500 - $2,200.
Pliocene / Pleistocene Fossilized Mastodon Tusk Section
. North America, Southeastern United States, Florida, Pliocene to Pleistocene, Ice Age, ca. 100,000 to 11,000 years old. A massive, fossilized tusk fragment from a mastodon (Mammut americanum) that displays stunning crystalline formations inside the cavity. Estimate $1,500 - $3,000.
Greek Classical / Hellenistic Gold Diadem Panel
. Greece, Classical to Hellenistic Period, ca. 5th to 1st century BCE. A large piece of 98% gold foil (equivalent to 23K+), hammered and cut into a flexible sheet for use as a diadem in funerary rituals, the terminal ends tapering from the wide center. Estimate $1,200 - $1,800.
13th C. Islamic Mamluk Bronze Dish Felines Kufic Script
. Near East, Medieval Islamic Period, Mamluk, ca. mid-13th to early 16th century CE. A substantial fragment from a gorgeous bronze dish, extensively engraved with ornate scrolling motifs of foliage, felines, and Kufic script - perhaps spelling out a Quranic verse! Estimate $1,200 - $1,800.
Huge 1880s European Painted Wood Trunk
. Eastern Europe, Austro-Hungarian Empire or Romania, ca. 1880s CE. A massive wood storage trunk with iron handles, lock plate, and turnkey. Estimate $800 - $1,200.
3 Neolithic Javanese Stone Adze Blades
. Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java, Neolithic period, ca. 4500 to 500 BCE. A collection of 3 pecked and polished stone adze or axe tools, each with a rectangular shape from a hornstone or chert in warm brown and beige hues. Estimate $800 - $1,200
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